What is a Decree?
Why is it that even though they are all professionals, there is a huge gap between each tier, but the gap between third-tier and fourth-tier is seen as insurmountable.
To advance and become a true fourth-tier professional, these questions must be answered.
"... Decree, and the previous Curses are not the same at all. The biggest difference is in fact 'subjectivity,' as well as custom personalization..."
Curse words (Black Iron) are personal malice and vile language, and their effects are often quite formulaic.
That is, "I first fulfill certain conditions (Curse Ritual)," pay a specific price (sacrifice) to achieve specific results (Curse effect)."
It is hard to say whether you accomplished this, or if there is something mysterious responding to your needs.
Perhaps it is in line with the "source" of the lingering effects, borrowing the power of higher-level beings and higher-dimensional beings to simulate and imitate the lower-level formulas of those "truths."
